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Uponor officials named to industry association positions

Uponor North America recently announced that several of its employees have been appointed to association positions.

Kate Olinger, senior manager of the Single Family Segment, was unanimously elected vice chair for the BCD Division of the Plastics Pipe Institute. She will be vice chair for two years and chair in 2020, as well as a member of the PPI board of directors.

Aaron Stotko, manager of Commercial Segment Marketing, was recently elected treasurer of the Minnesota chapter of ASHRAE, effective July 2018. A member since 2011, Stotko has also held positions as CTTC chair and chapter marketing officer; he was also on the Board of Governors. Stotko is also a corresponding member of ASHRAE Technical Committee 6.1 and membership chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee 6.5.

Stephanie Radel, Plumbing Design Services supervisor, has been named president of the Minnesota chapter of ASPE. Her term will be for two years. A member of ASPE since 2009, Radel was vice president of education for the chapter from 2014-2016 and vice president of technical from 2016-2018.

Tyler Watson, lead plumbing designer of Design Services, is now the corresponding secretary for the Minnesota chapter of ASPE. The appointment will last two years.

Denis Montour, manager of Canada Sales, was recently nominated as president of the Québec chapter of the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH), with a membership of 15,000. His role, which he will hold for two years, went into effect in early May 2018. A member of CIPH for 26 years, Montour has been active on the board for eight years. In 2017, he received the CIPH Outstanding Service Award. To qualify, the person must have at least 25 years of employment with one or more CIPH members and at least five years of volunteer service on a CIPH board, council, or committee.

Events

In the summer of 2014 the United Association (UA) started a new course to teach their membership the use of laser scanning equipment and related software to create highly accurate three-dimensional point clouds of existing buildings and mechanical systems for the use with BIM applications. Pat Ramirez and Erik Lambrecht were tasked to create the new course which lead to a partnership with FARO.

While the basic concept and need of backup power systems has not changed, the increased likelihood of power outages has put greater reliance on backup power systems, making the their reliability more important than ever. When a utility outage occurs, the backup generator is expected to immediately start and support the load; however, even the best emergency backup power system, utilizing the highest-quality equipment, can be rendered useless if not properly maintained.

Engineered Systems magazine’s September 2019 issue questions the need for multiple building codes that cover the same subjects, examines the dos and don’ts of power systems for critical facilities, offers tips on how to select the proper centrifugal pump circuit flow controls, and much more.